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Hi. It’s been awhile since my last post.
Sorry for my long absence. No posts for Stash-buster Challenge and Show Off Your Shell. I am reeling from the severe Phnom Penh heat. This year is hotter than last year and we’re not even in the month of April yet (which is the hottest month in the country!) Add to that, the long power cuts that last 10hours on some days. It’s really awful staying in the house, sweating. We’re almost melting! But we can’t do anything about it. The supply is not enough to cover the capital’s demand. Oh, well. Living here for more than a decade now we learned to just bear it and grin. Oh, and we just bought a small generator last weekend.

A reason to be happy despite the heat – this! The package I was waiting for arrived from Turkey. It was a good reason to go out of the house and meet up with my Lui (she blogs at My Crafting Den) who shares half of the contents with me. The package contains the imported yarns we purchased online. We’re pleasantly surprised that the package arrived early. In fact earlier than we anticipated it to be considering it was sent via registered mail only. Happy heads!

Lui and I agreed to meet at Paul’s Brewehouse along St. 51 in Boengkengkong district. It was my first time to go there and we agreed to meet at 10amish. I must admit, except for a footwear malfunction which will now go down in my memory warehouse as my Mentos moment, it was a great morning of peace and quiet while enjoying our coffee, donuts, and crochet. At that time of the day, Paul’s Brewehouse was the perfect meeting place.

So here’s my part of the loot:

Pretty, aren’t they?

I know what you’re thinking.
Yes, I promised myself and my husband that I would refrain from buying any more yarns until my stash is all used up. But who could resist these absolutely gorgeous yarns of different fibres? In Cambodia where it’s difficult to get anything that is not acrylic, these are fabfabfab and Lui and I are both in yarn heaven right now. I’m pretty these are not found in yarn stores here (in Cambodia) or Thailand and Vietnam.

So, anyway, Lui and I split everything 50-50, down to the shipping cost. And we also could not believe how fast these yarns arrived here. I’m impressed!

By the way, these are Lui’s coming-home present for me — mercerised cotton from Monaco!

Monaco, the brand that my mother used in her crochet projects years ago.

These are the kind of yarns that I’m used to. And the brand is quite popular in the Philippines. Salamat! Now I should stop worrying about yarns because I think I already have enough till next year.